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To approve the use of The Arkwright Centre as
a designated polling place/station on a temporary basis for the
elections to be held on Thursday 4 May 2023.

Reasons for the decision

In accordance with the Representation of the
People Act 1983, the Council has a duty to divide the District into
polling districts and to designate a polling place for each of
these districts.
Existing Polling Station: Mobile Station at The Arkwright
Arms
Proposed Polling Station: The Arkwright Centre
Due to the ongoing road works on the main road outside of The
Arkwright Arms it has been necessary to move all electors from the
Mobile Station to The Arkwright Centre for the forthcoming election
on Thursday 4 May 2023. Whilst the road works should be completed
by the end of April it is not known when the contractor will fully
remove all their equipment/site cabin from the car park of The
Arkwright Arms where we would normally site the Mobile
Station.
It is proposed that The Arkwright Centre is used as polling station
on a temporary basis for this election.

Alternative options considered

The Council has a statutory duty to designate
adequate polling places for electors and due to the reasons above
the polling station changes are necessary for the District and
Parish Elections in May 2023 and for some all future
elections.